Noun: confutation ,kón-fyû'tey-shun
- Evidence that refutes conclusively
"His alibi served as a confutation of the prosecution's case"
- The speech act of refuting conclusively
"His confutation of the theory left no room for doubt"; "The lawyer's confutation of the witness's testimony was devastating to the prosecution's case"
Derived forms: confutations
Type of: defence [Brit, Cdn], defense [US], disproof, falsification, refutation